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At home in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jon Schooler has diligently held on to both his family residence and a private studio/gallery in the aftermath of Katrina. Just as tenacious with his artwork, the man behind this unequivocally unique style of oil on canvas painting has created a myriad of images using a technique that is considered both undeniably original, as well as powerful to the visual eye.

Jon appreciates the rich heritage of the "city that care forgot". The synergy of generations of artists, musicians, writers, and other creative souls continues to simmer in this place like a fine gumbo. Surrounded by a wealth of architectural and social treasures, many dating back to the seventeenth century, it is easy to understand why he wants to stay and be a part of this syntrific community.

Jon also benefits from 40 plus years as an artist living and studying in San Miguel, Mexico, where his work first garnered acclaim.

Recently inspired by a new movement in contemporary art, Jon is now delving into the world of performance art. His streamlined approach to creating masterful works in a short period has allowed audiences to be a part of the creative process. A recent "happening" occurred at the impromptu "Make Belief Art Emporium" on Oak Street, lasting from May through July of 2010.
 
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Gallery: 8526 Oak Street
New Orleans, La 70118

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Resistant to outside influence, revealing truly independent ideas, defying any attempt at classification,the aesthetic character of form and objects can be easily analyzed. It is a great deal more difficult to understand my conception of color. The color harmony is based on the whims of the imagination, a desire to translate freely the delight of what I see in a language whose strength lies in its very simplicity. In recognizing that painting is "Spiritual" it is believed that the most intellectual and probably the most difficult element in "Art" to master, is to be able to use color as the vehicle for the expression of spiritual ideas.

This work shines with particular brilliance because it stands apart from all schools. In revolt against established theories I use technical skills to achieve a production in which originality is unceasingly reaffirmed. Using color boldly and violently in order to express the idealized conception of the world of imagination; depicting a place of the happiest intensity. The revolutionary technique is tempered by a fearless sense of color and an uncanny feeling for balance attempting to produce a synthesis of form, always severe, but in which grace is never neglected. Thus demonstrating the creative "Art" spirit.